Legal Opinion

Cofer v. Reinschmidt

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1898PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Cullman. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. Daniel Reinsclimidt sued out a writ of attachment before a justice of the peace against W. F. Griffin to recover rents claimed to be due to him by the defendant. W. T. L. Cofer interposed a claim to the property levied on, gave bond and took the property in possession.

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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Cullman. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. Daniel Reinsclimidt sued out a writ of attachment before a justice of the peace against W. F. Griffin to recover rents claimed to be due to him by the defendant. W. T. L. Cofer interposed a claim to the property levied on, gave bond and took the property in possession. In the justice court judgment was rendered against the defendant in attachment condemning the property for its satisfaction, without trying the right of property or entering judgment therein. The claimant obtained a writ of certiorari and carried the…

1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.

— This appeal is prosecuted by the claimant from a judgment rendered against him in the circuit court in a claim suit for the trial of the right of certain personal property levied upon bj a writ of attachment sued out by the plaintiff against the defendant in attachment for the enforcement of a lien for rent alleged to be due to the defendant as his tenant. The attachment and claim suits originated in a justice court and were tried there at the same time and only one judgment was rendered by the justice. It appears from his judgment entry that after ascertaining that the defendant was in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. BainSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  2. Abraham v. NicrosiSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. Dryer v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
  4. McAdams v. Beard & HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
  5. Lassiter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hall v. MazzoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. Kemp v. YorkAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Morris v. McDermottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  4. Samuel Gans Co. v. TysonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  5. Waltman v. OrtmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

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